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abjection
noun[ U ]
formaluk /æbˈdʒek.ʃən/ us /æbˈdʒek.ʃən/
the state of being extremely unhappy, poor, unsuccessful, etc.: 极其苦恼（赤贫，极度恐怖等）
The actor does a great job in portraying the abjection of this most pitiful of characters.
Working-class women led a life of abjection and unending toil at that time.
It's astonishing that such fantastic music was created at a time when the country was in such a state of abjection.
The new manager brought a sense of optimism in stark contrast to the abjection of recent years.
SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases
Feeling sad and unhappy
a long faceidiom
angsty
be cut upidiom
be down in the mouthidiom
be in a funkidiom
be in bitsidiom
displeased
dissatisfied
distraught
distressed
dog
lonely
lonesome
lovelorn
lovesick
wistful
wistfully
woe
woe is meidiom
woebegone
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